creating and interpreting technical specifications, drawings, and other written and verbal instructions (such as cutting lists, rollerboard layouts and soundboard plantings)

identify and respond to problems appropriately (including testing and adjustment)

selecting and using the appropriate processes, techniques, materials, tools and equipment to undertake organ building tasks from inception to realisation

constructing timber components such as soundboards and wind trunking

using leather to make hinges and gussets in bellows, and for pneumatic motors

making wooden and metal pipework

putting individual pipes and complete ranks back into tune

identify and resolve action faults in existing instruments

Qualifications

Apprentices must have achieved level 2 English and maths (equivalent to GCSE grades 9 to 4 or A* to C) before taking their end-point assessment

Professional registration

Successful apprentices will be recognised by the Institute of British Organ Building (IBO) as qualified organ builders, eligible for employment by any of its accredited business members. They would also be eligible themselves for Individual or Associate Membership of the IBO.

How apprentices are assessed

A government-approved organisation must assess apprentices towards the end of their apprenticeship.

This end-point assessment ensures apprentices achieve the skills, training and any qualifications necessary to complete their apprenticeship.

You can download the assessment plan from the Institute for Apprenticeships. There are no end-point assessment organisations for this apprenticeship yet. Please email apprentice.assessment@education.gov.uk if you urgently need an end-point assessment organisation.